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Hunter Regian

Hunter Regian (B.A., Theatre and Dance, 2017) featured on Texas Exes podcast following Tony win

September 19, 2025 | Texas Exes

Malena Pennycook

Malena Pennycook (M.F.A. Directing, 2024) Selected for Beyond The Realm Festival at Off-Broadway Playwrights Realm

September 10, 2025 | Playwrights Realm

Pennycook's play, Choreomania 1518, which was part of UTNT, will go up as part of the festival that focuses on plays that experiment with form beyond the traditional play model. 

Roxanne Schroeder-Arce

Q&A: Roxanne Schroeder-Arce (M.F.A., Theatre, 2000), new dean of the Chaddock + Morrow College of Fine Arts at Ohio University

September 8, 2025 | Ohio Today

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Kimberly Belflower to Adapt John Proctor is the Villain for Film with Tina Fey, Sadie Sink

July 18, 2025 | Hollywood Reporter

Alum Kimberly Belflower (M.F.A. 2017) will adapt her hit Broadway play John Proctor is the Villain for film with producers Tina Fey, Sadie Sink and Marc Platt.

Headshot for faculty member and Department of Theatre and Dance Teaching Excellence Award-winner Lara Dossett

Lara Dossett Receives Department of Theatre and Dance Teaching Excellence Award

July 16, 2025

Assistant Professor of Instruction Lara Dossett has been selected as the recipient of the 2024/2025 Department of Theatre and Dance Teaching Excellence Award. This prestigious teaching accolade recognizes faculty members who go above and beyond to foster student success within the department. 

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Alumni Zachariah Ezer and Emma Watkins Chosen as Judith Champion Launch Commissioned Artists

July 16, 2025 | Broadway World

Atlantic Theater Company selects alumni Zachariah Ezer (M.F.A. 2023) and Emma Watkins (M.F.A. 2024) as 2025 Judith Champion Launch Commissioned Artists.

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Alum Ginger Morris Inducted into Austin Arts Hall of Fame

July 15, 2025 | Austin American Statesman

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame, which honors community members who have significantly contributed to the arts landscape of Austin, has inducted Ginger Morris (B.F.A. 2000) for her work in theatre and education.

Alumni Robert Faires and Ginger Morris were inducted in the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

Robert Faires (B.F.A., Studio Art, 1980) and Ginger Morris (B.F.A., Theatre Studies, 2000) inducted into Austin Arts Hall of Fame

July 9, 2025 | Austin American-Statesman

Alumna Malena Pennycook was a finalist for the Yale Drama Prize

Malena Pennycook (M.F.A., Theatre, 2024) among finalists for Yale Drama Prize

July 3, 2025 | Yale Schwartzman Center

The competition was adjudicated by playwright and former UT Associate Professor of Practice Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.

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Janet Planet Director Annie Baker is Teaming with A24 for Her Next Film, Ancient History

June 26, 2025 | IndieWire

Following the success of her first feature film, Janet Planet, faculty member Annie Baker is set to team up with A24 once again for her next film, Ancient History, which she wrote and will direct.